A meta-analysis of the effect of new-media interventions on sexual-health behaviours

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 14-20

  Swanton, Rosie ^a   Allom, Vanessa ^b   Mullan, Barbara ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONDOM USE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EFFICACY; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL MEDIA; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; PROCEDURES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRANSMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84928172979     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2014-051743     Document Type: Article

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